* Hayden Berryman of Williamsburg received the Jeffrey Andrew Fuerst Memorial Scholarship for the 2000-01 academic year. She is the daughter of Gordon and Linda Berryman.

* Lloyd A. Young of New Kent recently received a degree from Virginia State University, Petersburg

* Michelle Farino of Lafayette High School was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

* Michael K. Deaver of Williamsburg was named to the dean's list for the second semester at Hampden- Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney.

* Kristina Weaver and Yvonne Wu of Williamsburg have had works published in the most recent journal of Virginia Writing, a literary journal published at Longwood College in Farmville, Va. Both are students from York County School of the Arts.

* Michael Peck, graduate of Jamestown High School, and Joseph Saha, graduate of Bruton High School, are recipients of $1,000 scholarships from Nelsen Funeral Home in Richmond.

* Jackson M. Ludwig of Williamsburg was named to the Dean's list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.

* Kathern E. Meyer of Williamsburg received a Virginia Leyster Alumni Association scholarship at Mary Baldwin College. She is the daughter of Ann and Richard Meyer.

* Jennifer Rieger of Williamsburg has been selected to attend the first-ever NexTech: The National Summit of Young Technology Leaders in Austin, Texas. She is a senior at Walsingham Academy and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rieger.

Newsmakers

* Larry Volz and Wendy Neugent placed second in the American National Stage Magic Championship of the Society of American Magicians, which was held in Milwaukee recently. The pair performed at The Williamsburg Theatre from 1998 to 1999.